This Jeopardy Review Game features:
- adding and subtracting real numbers
- simplifying and evaluating expressions
- simple real world problems
- order of operation
was originally written as a review for Chapter 1 of Algebra. Sample includes

This is a 6 section project designed to take place over a week or more.
Designed to both create academic rigor as well as for students to learn/practice skills that will be needed to meet Common Core State Standards.

Four word problems designed to help students make connections between the words, variables, writing and solving equations, independent and dependency, solving equations and writing complete answer statements

When I couldn't find what I was looking for, I made my own ... a week at a time planning calendar. I have added the holidays for the 2015-16 school year for my district. Everything is editable.
My plan is to insert them in to a binder as the

I copied this Table of Contents in 'Magazine' form on my school's copier so that I printed 1 page with 3 pages of Tables of Contents and the back page of the booklet that was formed was glued into their Interactive Notebook.
My students do not all

This two page worksheet helps students organize their work for 6 real world problems (one which they make up themselves). The table includes space to create t-shart, identify rate of change, starting value (constant), define variables, write

Three different problems, one on each page, allowing students to figure out the systems of equation problems without solving the equations (although I added an extension to each page for the students to try to solve algebraically).

There are 20 real world problems on the 10 pages of this practice packet. I print double sided so that it can be made into a little booklet.
The prompts have students define the variables, write equations and solve (suited for either substitution

Our students earn 5 points each day for coming prepared, on time, etc (you set your 5 categories). I also use the point sheet to have students keep a running list of their assignments and their grades. Their work is kept in a small three ring